Thanks trivikas,Nirlep & Ganesh...
Nirlep :: Earlier i was tempted to keep title ::home coming....
Ganesh:: This image is from 2011 December....Same year when you guys were there...I was there for a day....After returning from the trip
i saw some great images from you,Nilanjan & Praveen Mohandas & felt that i wasted the opportunity ....
Coming to the answers ::: Congregation depends on the monsoon ...That year it rained heavily there as well as in adjoining area ( including bordering Pakistan) & flood in rivers
brought large volume of water along the bridge... The famous flamingo city which is a restricted area otherwise ( you need BSF & forest official`s permission,not only that you have to travel for many hours on camel
& tractor to reach there) is not too far from this place.. I haven`t been to ` flamingo city' but heard many stories about it & that year `Khadir' was almlost extension of flamingo city.
I too stayed in the same school
Alternatively,You can stay at DHOLAVIRA -famous archaeological site in a hotel run by Gujarat tourism,which is approx.30 km from Khadir... I do have few contacts in khadir & will let you know the status of birds this year...